Israeli army deploys new division in occupied Golan Heights: report
by alethoAl-Akhbar | February 24, 2014
The
Israeli military deployed a new division to the border with Syria in a
move described as "a significant boost to border security and
stability," the Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday.
The
210th Regional Bashan Division replaced the 36th Armor Division and the
Har Dov sector, which have been stationed on the occupied Golan Heights
for 40 years.
The
36th Armor Division will become "an all-purpose wartime division,
designed to be sent to any combat arena, such as Lebanon or Gaza, to
support other divisions," while the 210th Regional Bashan Division, with
it's "enhanced capabilities" backed by air defense systems and
intelligence operations, will also have the ability "to carry out a
ground maneuver in enemy territory."
The
deployment, dubbed "historic" has been planned months in advance,
spurred by the volatile events across the border in Syria particularly
in terms of fears that "there is no Syrian state sovereignty in areas
bordering the southern Golan Heights, and global jihadi forces are
expected to get stronger in such areas," the Jerusalem Post said, citing Israeli intelligence assessments.
"The
military sources said they do not expect Syria to recover from the
civil war and go back to being a sovereign state in the foreseeable
future, and they described the conflict as a strategic change that will
be studied in future textbooks on Middle East history. It is impossible
to know how Syria will turn out," the report said.
"The IDF’s map of territory controlled by the Assad regime and the rebels is changing continuously," it added.
Furthermore, the Jerusalem Post
report noted that the 210th Division will be assisted by "a recently
created Combat Intelligence Collection battalion, active along the
Syrian border, and by a new security fence complete with electro-optical
surveillance means and radars."
The 210th Division will also have the ability to conduct military operations without seeking higher approval.
No comments:
Post a Comment